“Was it worth it?” This is a question, sometimes politically-loaded, that is often asked of family members and war buddies of our Fallen Heroes. Marine Corps General John Kelly recently offered a unique perspective. A veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan himself, General Kelly lost his youngest son, First Lieutenant Robert Kelly, while conducting combat operations […]
Third Circuit Rejects “True Conversion” Exception To Carmack Amendment Preemption
October 10, 2014 by
In the case of Dynamic Transit v. Trans Pac. Ventures, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 69, 291 P.3d 114 (2012), the Nevada Supreme Court opined that there was a “true conversion” exception to the doctrine of Carmack Amendment preemption of all state law claims. (49 U.S.C. § 14706). For more details on that case, see HERE. […]
The Carmack Amendment Preempts State Insurance Law Claims For Bad Faith And Unfair Claims Settlement Practices.
November 15, 2013 by
Mills & Associates’ practice focuses in a limited number of areas. Two practice areas of interests are insurance bad faith law and trucking law. So it is always interesting to find a case that we can blog about that that touches on both areas. This is one of those cases. The Nichols family hired Mayflower Transit, […]
Mike Mills Seeks Amicus Curiae Status For His Client TIDA Before The U.S. Supreme Court
October 15, 2013 by
In January 2013, Nevada Trucking Law reported that the Trucking Industry Defense Association retained Mike Mills to represent it before the Nevada Supreme Court. TIDA, whose members are made up of motor carriers, transportation insurance companies and the attorneys that represent them, needed to raise its voice regarding issues related to the “Carmack Amendment” that […]
TIDA Hires Mills To Challenge Nevada’s “True Conversion” Exemption From Carmack Before The U.S. Supreme Court
September 16, 2013 by
Despite its best efforts, the Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA) could not derail the Nevada Supreme Court’s decision claiming that there is a “true conversion” exception to Carmack Amendment. The Nevada Trucking Blog reported HERE on TIDA’s argument against court’s opinion in Dynamic Transit Co. v. Trans Pac. Venture, Inc., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 69, […]
